Watch-holding case.



' Patented Feb. 1,1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILSON E. PORTER, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIG-NOR TO NEW HAVENCLOCK 00., OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORQORATION.

WATCH-HOLDING CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

Application filed June 26, 1909. Serial No. 504,450.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILsoN E. PORTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in WVatch-Holding Cases; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings and the numerals of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in-

Figure 1 av view in front elevation of a watch-holding case constructedin accordance with my invention, and shown as containing a watch. Fig. 2a View thereof in rear elevation. Fig. 3 a view thereof in verticalsection. showing the watch by broken lines. Fig. t a detached view ininside elevation of the cover of the case with the felt cushion removed.

My invention relates to an improvement in watch-holding cases, theobject being to produce at a. low cost for manufacture, a simple,compact and convenient case for virtually converting watches intoclocks.

\Vith these ends in view my invention consists in a watcl'i-holding casehaving certain details of construction and combinations of parts as willbe hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In carrying out my invention as herein shown, I employ a flangedcase-body 2 of substantially rectangular form, though its corners arerounded off. The flat outer face of this case-body is formed with alarge circular opening 3 for the partial projection through it of thebeveled crystal 4: of the watch 5, whereby the said crystal assists incentering the watch in the case. The front of the case-body 2, it willbe understood, is perfectly flat. The rearwardly extending flange of thecase-body is formed in its top with a deep rearwardly opening slot 6which receives the pendant stem 7 which occupies the rounded forward endof the slot the rear end of which is closed by the forwardly projectingflange 8 of the flat cover 9 which has the same rectangular shape withrounded corners as the case-body 2, the flange 8 being set just enoughwithin the edge of the cover 9 to result in the production of a shoulder10 extending entirely around the cover and engaging with the rear edgeof the flange of the case-body 2 so as to limit the inward movement ofthe cover with respect to the case-body. An exposed joint is in this wayformed on the outside of the case.

The flat cover 9 is formed in its center with a circular opening 11 forthe reception of a medallion consisting of a shallow sheetmetal cup 12mounted in a flanged fastening ring 18 having an outer flange 14 for theretention of the cup 12 and having an inner flange 15 which is turnedoutward upon the inner face of the cover 9 whereby the ring 13, andhence the medallion, is permanently secured in place. The convex outerface of the cup 12 is preferably provided with a finishing plate 16furnished with advertising or ornamental matter. The open inner face ofthe medallion, though relatively small with respect to the size of thewatch, will assist in centering the watch and holding it in place.

By preference the cover will be provided on the inside with a fiatcushion 17 the central portion of which will, as shown, be slightlypushed into the open inner face of the medallion.

In the construction above described, the medallion permanently attached,as it is to the case, enriches the cover thereof and also assists incentering the watch.

I claim In a watch-holding case, the combination with a case-body havinga central opening, of a cover formed with a central opening, a medallionpermanently mounted in the said opening in the cover and comprising aninwardly opening cup, and a fastening ring, and a cushion located withinthe cover and extending over the medallion into the cup of which itscentral portion is pushed by the watch.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscrib- 'WILSON E. PORTER.

mg witnesses.

lVitnesses FREDERIC C. EARLE, CLARA L. l/Vnnn.

